Award Winner 2018 – Manchester City Council
Best use of social care or health research: Manchester City Council
Evaluation of Manchester’s Community Assessment Support Service (CASS)
Summary
The research evidenced how designing services to fit how people use them instead of within traditional organisation structures can deliver …
Award Winner 2018 – Wirral Council
Best Use of Local Area Research: Wirral Council
Using the principles of Multiple Criteria Decision Analysis to prioritise areas which would benefit most from a Selective Licensing scheme in Wirral
Summary
Frontline services in Wirral have struggled for decades to …
Award Winner 2018 – Essex County Council
Best Use of Data: Essex County Council
Multi-agency geo-mapping of gangs and child exploitation
Summary
The entry shows the power of joint insight. Using existing data, in a joined up way across organisations, rather than silos to develop a local …
Award Winner 2018 – Birmingham City Council
Most engaging communication of local area research – Birmingham City Council
Annual Research Seminar Series (5th Year)
Summary
The seminar has been recognised locally as a forum for raising awareness of research within the local authority and also an opportunity …
LARIA Research Impact Awards 2018 – Winners
The winners of the LARIA Research Impact Awards were announced on the 22nd May 2018 at the LARIA Conference in Chester. They are the only awards specifically designed to showcase the work of those researching local areas. We welcome entries …
LARIA Research Impact Award Winners 2016
The LARIA Research Impact Awards recognise the impact of research as a local level and showcase the very best work of our members. The winners were announced on the first day of the LARIA Conference at our awards dinner.
Best …
LARIA North West 26 October 2017 – summary of event
On Thursday 26 October, Manchester City Council hosted a LARIA North West event to allow local shortlisted and winning entries to the 2017 LARIA Research Impact Awards showcase their work, and a session from Public Health England.
Most engaging presentation …
Award Winner 2017: Essex County Council – From monster mother to local leader
Most engaging presentation of local area research
Essex County Council – From monster mother to local leader
Summary
This project has achieved real impact by engaging decision makers and practitioners through innovative presentation of local area research to coproduce an …
Award Winner 2017: Britain Thinks and Healthy London Partnership – The Great Weight Debate
Best use of social care or health research
Britain Thinks and Healthy London Partnership – The Great Weight Debate
Summary
London’s childhood obesity epidemic is a public health crisis.
Tackling this crisis will require engaging both policy experts and the …
Award Winner 2017: Lancashire Community Safety Partnership
Best use of community safety or policing research
Lancashire Community Safety Partnership: Lancashire County Council and Lancashire Constabulary: Understanding of complex anti-social behaviour cases including cases presented at partner risk assessment conference (ASBRAC)
Summary
The volume of recorded anti-social behaviour …
Award Winner 2017: Manchester City Council – Troubled Families Evaluation
Summary
Manchester City Council has been tracking 5,000 families over the past 6 years to understand, inform and evidence the delivery of the National Troubled Families programme. The evidence produced in the latest update, provides some of the best evaluation …
2017 LARIA Research Impact Award winners from the North West
Entries from the North West won two categories in the 2017 LARIA Research Impact Awards.
Congratulations go to:
Lancashire County Council for winning ‘Best use of community safety or policing research’ with ‘Understanding of complex anti-social behaviour cases including cases…LARIA Research Impact Awards Winners 2017
The LARIA Research Impact Awards recognise the impact of research as a local level and showcase the very best work of our members. The winners were announced on the first day of the LARIA Conference at our awards dinner on …
Award Winner 2016: Oxfordshire County Council – Creative responses to local Data Users’ needs
Most engaging presentation of local area research
Oxfordshire County Council: Creative responses to local Data Users’ needs: Data Stories and R-Area Profiles.
Summary
Oxfordshire County Council has developed new Data Stories following a consultation with local data users. Data Stories …
Awards Winner 2016: Miller Research and Aneurin Bevan University Health Board
Best use of social care or health research
Miller Research and Aneurin Bevan University Health Board – Formative evaluation of the ‘In One Place Programme’
Summary
There is a government expectation that public services work more collaboratively; to meet this …
